#lindsay watches smallville

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one of the most wild things of watching early 2000s shows is that you get songs like "my immortal" by evanescence and "i'm with you" by avril lavigne used as background music completely unironically

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The American black comedy crime thriller A Simple Favor was released in 2018, and its cast members in it are extremely recognizable. The film, directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay written by Jessica Sharzer, is a suspenseful story based on the 2017 novel of the same name, written by Darcey Bell. The movie stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in the main roles, among other notable actors in supporting roles. The plot centers on a small-town video blogger who attempts to solve the mystery behind her friend's disappearance.

A Simple Favor was released by Lionsgate, and the movie garnered critical praise upon its theatrical release. Most critics praised the chemistry of the ensemble cast, and also wrote enthusiastically about the movie's shocking plot twists and turns. The film ended up making $5.9 million on its first day alone, and grossed a total of $97 million worldwide, on a budget of only $20 million.

Related: The Equalizer 2021 Cast & Character Guide

Indeed, the movie has an impressive cast led by its main stars, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, and Linda Cardellini are some of the supporting cast members, as well as Jean Smart, Rupert friend, Eric Johnson, and Dustin Milligan, among other actors.

Blake Lively takes on the role of Emily Nelson, Hope McLanden, and Faith McLanden in A Simple Favor, and her character's life is the most interesting part of the film. Viewers know Lively from teen movies The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Accepted, Simon Says, and other early-aughts flicks. Later, she appeared in movies ranging from New York, I Love You to The Town to superhero flick Green Lantern, which she starred in alongside her future husband Ryan Reynolds. In more recent years, Lively has appeared in The Age of Adaline, The Shallows, Café Society, and All I See Is You.

Following her success with A Simple Favor, Lively starred in the movie The Rhythm Section in 2020 alongside actors Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown. The movie follows a grieving woman who goes on a destructive path for revenge after learning that the plane crash that killed her family was actually a terrorist attack. To date, that is Lively's most recent role. From 2007 - 2012, of course, Lively starred as Serena van Der Woodsen in the hit show Gossip Girl, for which she won several accolades.

Like Lively, actress Anna Kendrick, who portrays Stephanie Smothers in A Simple Favor, has been working in Hollywood for several years. She first became a familiar face for her role as Jessica Stanley in the Twilight movies. Following the franchise's end, Kendrick began to take on different roles. She played Natalie Keener in Up In The Air, Janet Taylor in End of Watch and voiced Courtney Babock in ParaNorman. In 2012, Kendrick reached full stardom for playing Becca Mitchell in the popular movie Pitch Perfect. After that, Kendrick appeared in a slew of movies from 2013 until A Simple Favor in 2018, including  What to Expect When You're Expecting, Drinking Buddies, Cake, Into the Woods, the two Pitch Perfect sequels, and The Accountant. She also appeared in the movies Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and voiced a character in Trolls.

Related: The Shallows Behind The Scenes: How Filming Injured Blake Lively

Following her turn as Stephanie in A Simple Favor, Kendrick played Kendra Glack in the 2019 movie The Day Shall Come and portrayed Noelle Kringle in the holiday movie Noelle, released the same year. She also reprised her role in Trolls for the movie's 2020 sequel.

Andre Rannells, who plays Darren in A Simple Favor, began his career in television. He voiced characters on children's shows, like Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, as a kid, and the early aughts also saw his break into theater. He had numerous roles on the stage, and in 2011 played Elder Kevin Price in The Book of Mormon as an original cast member. From 2014 - 2018, he also had roles in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hamilton, Falsettos, and The Boys in the Band.

Related: Disney+ & HBO Max Already Have One Thing In Common: Anna Kendrick

Rannells became a familiar face on the screen when he joined the cast of Girls from 2012 - 2017, playing Elijah Krantz in 35 episodes. This role led him to other television parts, including Bryan Collins in The New Normal and Frazier H. Wingo in The Knick, as well as guest appearances in hit shows like How I Met Your Mother and Glee. He also had voice roles in the shows Sofia the First, Welcome to the Wayne, and Vampirina. Most notably, in 2017 Rannells joined the cast of Big Mouth. He continues to play that role into 2021, as well as continues to make occasional guest appearances on other shows. In terms of film — Rannell's most recent roles were in the 2020 films The Boys in the Band, The Prom, and The Stand In. And before appearing in 2018's A Simple Favor, he had parts in 2016's Why Him? and 2015's The Intern.

Linda Cardellini plays the part of Diana Hyland in A Simple Favor. Cardellini first became a household name in 1999, when she starred as Lindsay Weir in the cult television series Freaks and Geeks. That wasn't her first time in a series, though; throughout the late 1990s, she appeared in shows like Bone Chillers, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Clueless, Step by Step, Promised Land, Kenan & Kel, and Boy Meets World, among other programs.

Post-Freaks and Geeks, Cardellini continued her career in TV, appearing as Samantha Taggart in ER as Bliss Goode and Shelly in The Goode Family. She also had turns in popular shows like Gravity Falls, Mad Men, and New Girl, and took on the serious role of Meg Rayburn in 2015 for 33 episodes of Bloodline. In 2019, Cardellini began portraying Judy Hale in the Netflix series Dead to Me, opposite Christina Applegate.

Related: Why Freaks and Geeks Was Cancelled After One Season

Of course, many movie watchers know Cardellini's likeness from feature films. She appeared as Chutney Wyndham in Legally Blonde, and famously portrayed Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo and its sequel. Cardellini also had parts in Brokeback Mountain, The Lazarus Project, Kill the Irishman, and Daddy's Home and its sequel. Superhero movie fans know Cardellini as Laura Barton, the wife of Clint Barton aka Hawkeye in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Endgame. And Cardellini has also starred in critically acclaimed films like Green Book, in which she played Dolores. In 2020, Cardellini portrayed Mae Capone in the movie Capone.

Actor Henry Golding portrays Sean Townsend in A Simple Favor. Golding has been a presenter on BBC's The Travel Show since 2014. Today's movie watchers primarily know him for playing the role of Nick Young in the hit 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians, for which he won a Teen Choice Award. He also took on the role of Tom in the recent 2019 romantic-comedy holiday flick Last Christmas. Some lesser-known movies Townsend has appeared in include Pisau Cukur, Monsoon, and The Gentlemen. His most recent project is Snake Eyes, which is in post-production. In addition to being a longtime host on BBC's travel show, Golding has hosted shows including Football Crazy, Welcome to the Railworld Japan, and Surviving Borneo.

Jean Smart, who played Margaret McLanden in A Simple Favor, is most known for playing Lana Gardner on the NBC sitcom Frasier - a role for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards. She started her impressive acting career in both film and television in the late 1970s. Some of the notable movies she's appeared in include Piaf, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Snow Day, Sweet Home Alabama, Garden State, Life As We Know It, The Accountant, and, most recently, Superintelligence.

Related: Blake Lively & Michiel Huisman Talk 'Age of Adaline' Science, Harrison Ford & More

Smart has also appeared in television shows other than Fraiser throughout her career. She voiced Helen Ventrix in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series, played Sally Brewton in three episodes of Scarlett, and played Elinore "Ellie" Walker for 13 episodes of High Society. She also gained recognition for playing Martha Logan, the First Lady, in the show 24, and for portraying Regina Newly in 35 episodes of Samantha Who? 

Smart was in numerous other television series up until her turn in A Simple Favor, and also appeared in small guest roles in popular shows like Halt and Catch Fire and The McCarthys. In more recent years, Smart portrayed Floyd Gerhardt in Fargo and Melanie Bird in Legion, as well as Arlane Hart in Dirty John, Mimi in Arrested Development, and series regular Agent Laurie Blake in Watchmen. 

Rupert Friend played Dennis Nylon in A Simple Favor. The actor began his career with the 2004 movie The Libertine. He first became a familiar face when he took on the role of Mr. Wickham in Pride & Prejudice. Throughout the early aughts he had several other significant roles, including Sandy Mardell in Outlaw and Demetrius in The Last Legion, as well as Lt. Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Prince Albert in The Young Victoria. 

Related: Bridgerton: Every Pride And Prejudice Easter Egg & Reference

TV-wise, Friend is most known for portraying the character Peter Quinn in 58 episodes of Homeland. For his performance as Peter, Friend was nominated for numerous accolades. He also appeared in other shows since the end of Homeland, including Dream Corp, LLC, Strange Angel, and, most recently, Anatomy of a Scandal.

Eric Johnson as Davis: played Flash Gordon on the eponymous 2007 - 2008 television series, as well as Whintey Fordman on the show Smallville and Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades franchise, among other roles.

Dustin Milligan as Chris: played Ethan Ward on the teen drama show 90210. Most recently, of course, the majority of television watchers know him as Ted Mullens from Schitt's Creek.

Bashir Salahuddin as Detective Summervile: appeared in the movies Snatched and Gringo, and since then has been in Marriage Story and The 24th. He's also known as a writer on Maya and Marty and for portraying Keith Bang on GLOW and Office Goodnight on South Side.

Kelly McCormack as Stacy: known for playing Zeph in the sci-fi show Killyjoys and for playing Betty Anne on the show Letterkenny. Most recently, she wrote, produced, and starred in the feature film Sugar Daddy.

Sarah Baker as Maryanne Chelkowsky: was previously in the movies The Campaign and Mascots, as well as shows like The Kominsky Method and Louie.

Melissa O'Neil as Beth: first gained fame for winning the third season of Canadian Idol in 2005. She's also known for her roles as Two/Rebecca/Portia Lin on the sci-fi series Dark Matter and as Officer Lucy Chen on the police drama show The Rookie.

Of course, viewers have probably seen these listed stars in other movies and TV shows, too. This is a non-exhaustive list of the films and shows that they are most likely recognized from. When all of these actors came together to work on 2018's A Simple Favor, it was a notable project. The movie was praised for its ensemble effort and continues to gain traction among movie watchers today.

Next: A Simple Favor Ending: Disappearance Reveal & The Many Twists Explained

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TV Show Challenge- How long have you been a fan?

In the midst of quarantine and time not exsisting, here’s a challenge to get your fandom brain thinking.

Think of all the shows you’ve watched over the years, both past and present. Think about the very first episode you watched, the first scene you ever saw. Was it a show you saw a preview of and started from the beginning? A show you saw copious amounts of gifs of on here and knew you had to see it?

I’ve made a list of 20 shows I have been a fan of. You can go by mine or choose your own(doesn’t have to be twenty, I just wanted to provide a wide variety), the only rule is that it has to be a show you started while still airing new weekly, regardless of if it’s not currently on now. (I.e. netflix binges for cancelled shows after the fact don’t count because you weren’t watching live and didn’t live through the torture of waiting a week for a new episode. Lol. But binges to catch up to watch live do count)

Cue the nostalgia:

Supernatural- First episode watched on The WB- 1x13 “Route 666” - Fan ever since.

Once Upon A Time- A tumblr motive to watch. Binged S1-S3A in time to catch the premiere of S3B live on ABC on Sundays. Fan until the end.

NCIS: Los Angeles- First episode watched was 3x21 because of the Five-0 crossover. Waited until after season 3 to catch up only on Deeks’ two season one episodes and then all of S2 and S3- Fan ever since.

NCIS- 7x01 Truth is Consequences. Tiva did me in. Caught up on S3-S6 (Skipped Zivaless seasons) fan throughout Season 12ish. Left, came back to watch Tony’s departure and other Tiva centric episodes.

How To Get Away With Murder- Fan since day one.

Grey’s Anatomy- Started on Day One- Pilot, Fan through S3 or S4 (can’t remember exactly) and then stopped watching for a while, came back continuously in S8 and currently am a fan. (For now, still pissed about Alex)

The Vampire Diaires- Fan since day one.

Smallville- Started in S5 while still on The WB, binged S4 (didn’t care for loisless seasons) and remained a fan until the end.

Hawaii Five-0- Fan since day one.

One Tree Hill- Started in S3 I believe. I think it was also still on The WB. Caught up later and remained a fan until the end.

Lucifer- Started after season one was complete and before season 2 aired. Fan ever since.

Game of Thrones- Binged S1-S6 in time to be caught up for S7 premiere on HBO- Fan ever since, despite the hellacious final season.

Scandal- Fan since day one.

White Collar- Fan since day one.

Scorpion- Fan since day one.

Pretty Little Liars- Fan since day one.

Hart of Dixie- Fan since day one.

Charmed (Original)- Started in S6 I think. Binged to catch up for current season 6 episodes, fan ever since.

Lost- Started on Pilot, stopped watching around S4ish. I don’t fucking remember and I’m glad I stopped, ngl.

Chicago P.D.- Fan from the Pilot until Sophia Bush left. Started for her and ended for her. Was not a fan without Erin Lindsay tbh.

Cut and paste in a new post with your own answers/stories.

Happy thinking. :)

[dgcatanisiri]

The key to any good adaption is understanding a certain set of things.

1. Don’t be afraid to update the source material. Yes, even if it’s “timeless.”

All media is a product of its time, so you need to recognize that what worked for the original will not necessarily translate for the new audience. If a basic conceit of your product is a certain societal mindset is the norm (just, for example, that “homosexuality is inherently bad,” or “transgender people are inherently hilarious,” or “a woman’s place is unquestionably in the home”), you’re probably best off just packing it in then and there, it’s not going to work. Society evolves, times change, and while we can let these things slide for media that is older, we do not extend this same slack to media made now.

There’s a reason that a lot of stagings of something like Taming of the Shrew, or more modern adaptations like Kiss Me Kate or 10 Things I Hate About You, will often twist what is, on the page, Kate’s “tameness” being a show for the sake of winning the wager, that she is merely performing what is expected of her, while still maintaining her own independence and attitude, and that she has learned that she could use this performance to make Petruchio do as she wanted, or even that the both of them are in on it and have found an equal in the other - in the 15th century, “taming” a “shrew” was considered how one was supposed to be, that a woman was supposed to be subservient to her husband, and that her being so brash and bold from the start was already pushing the values of Shakespeare’s original audience. 

And this is the case of adapting something even as recent as ten, fifteen, twenty years ago - society has changed, and it’s recognized that what was seen as acceptable then was actually punching down at marginalized groups. That’s not funny. Comedy is the quickest genre to age, and the most likely to age poorly. Look at any given 90s romcom and you’ll notice a LOT of issues - the heteronormativity, where no one is gay (aside from MAYBE a single token character), the cast is mostly white - there may, at most, be a black best friend who may or may not be paired up with someone who literally exists for the purpose of arm candy, and you might spot an extra or two in the background, and they’ll use words that we now recognize as slurs so casually you’ll have to go back to realize yeah, they actually said that. And that’s not even scratching the surface.

When it comes to coming to an old piece of media and deciding “I want to do this again,” you absolutely MUST recognize what is no longer acceptable. And if the baseline concept of your selected media is something unacceptable, put aside the dream, this will not end well for you if you attempt to go through with it.

2. Recognize what works and what doesn’t for your medium.

This is something more for straightforward adaptations - book to movie, movie to TV show, stage to screen, etc. A change in medium is going to require a change to the material. It just is. This is why, for example, straight adaptations of video games are extremely hard to pull off - you’re changing an interactive media to a noninteractive one, and, in a lot of cases, that guts the core investment. It’s one thing to play Lara Croft as she raids the tombs, doing the platforming and puzzle challenges yourself. But as a movie, just taking any given game and making a direct 1:1 reshoot, you’re basically just watching her do the same thing with no involvement yourself, and, as a result, you end up watching a glorified cutscene.

It’s the same with stage to screen. Theatre is a medium of its own, with its own internal logic, rules, and structure. In theatre, a character can address the audience, it’s accepted. It doesn’t quite work as well on screen. (For further expansion, there’s a segment of Lindsay Ellis’s video essay on Mel Brooks and The Ethics of Satire that discusses how this works for the stage version of The Producers, but fizzled out in the 2006 film adaptation.) This is often a problem in film adaptations of stage musicals, that the directors don’t know what to focus on or how to film a large group of people, dancing and singing, so, while there’s some general competence, a lot of the film directors don’t have the same eye for them that they would in a straightforward dialogue-driven movie. Stopping the dramatic interaction between two people for what is, in effect, a symbolic struggle as they exchange heated high notes throws off the momentum of a director who knows how to stage the actors and move the camera in a direct argument, but gets confused when both parties dance across the soundstage all through the scene.

Likewise, books allow the audience to understand what is going through a character’s head during a scene, we are able to hear their thoughts and recognize what they’re doing without the character ever speaking a word. That is a luxury film’s nature doesn’t offer. Voice overs are a frequent way around this, but that too is limiting, generally forcing the film into a single viewpoint, which may not be how the narrative was structured. So this is where establishing dialogue has to be included.

This can be a problem, though, as the screenwriter may have a different style than the original writer, so, instead of transplanting dialogue, they have to come up with their own words, which can often end up just being an exposition dump. It can be done, but it is a tightrope walk.

3. Understand what can and can’t be cut.

A frequent problem of adaptations, especially to film, is that they are drawing on source material that maybe be, in a direct, 1:1 adaptation of the original, too long for a modern adaptation. This is a frequent issue with the Harry Potter adaptations, for example, where to cover all of the events of just the first book, would probably have clocked in at three and a half, even four hours, and they only got longer from there. Some things just had to go.

Which is a problem, because for the most part, if something is in the source material, it is there for a reason. Foreshadowing, character establishment, worldbuilding, whatever, there is a reason that any content is included in the first place. 

So you need to find ways to either condense or work around things - going back to Harry Potter, as a character, while he’d had his uses in the books, Peeves’s contribution to the overall tapestry of the series was small enough that he could be removed. Same with a character like Professor Binns, whose largest contribution was the exposition of the Chamber of Secrets, could have that shunted over to a character like Professor McGonagall, with no need to hire another actor for one scene and account for this character later (this later came into play with characters like Professor Trelawney, who appeared in all the books after her introduction, but not every film). 

The runtime makes a difference, especially given how much we see movies try to have as many showing per day as they can - the shorter the film, the more times it can be shown. So you need to know what can go and what can be condensed. 

But this can backfire - cutting a scene can often remove important context and characterization, even if it’s short or small. Star Trek, the 09 film, cut a scene between young James Kirk and his older brother. Now, it’s not really that important in this adaptation that Kirk has an older brother, so on paper, yeah, this scene getting cut made sense. BUT this scene featured Kirk’s older brother walking out because of the abuse being inflicted on them by “Uncle Frank,” and how he intended to sell their father’s car, how Frank was denying James Kirk a sense of being who he was, telling him “You’re no one.” This is what leads to the reckless theft of said car that did make it into the final cut, and made that joyride less into a moment of “fuck the man, I do what I want,” and more of a moment of declaration of him trying to find himself (and makes this kid shouting to the robo-cop “My name is James Tiberius Kirk!” less of a cutesy way of getting in the character’s full name and more a way of, again, showing him declaring who he is.) It also shows James Kirk’s desire for justice and fairness for people, a VERY important element for this character, showing him standing up for his older brother, ostensibly someone who should be standing up for him instead. This is a pretty big characterization moment that got cut, presumably because the casual audience didn’t know that Kirk had an older brother.

I realize that this is using a cut scene from the film script and not a direct adaptation, but I think that’s an important thing to bring up anyway, given that Star Trek 09 was an adaptation of a three year TV series - of course they had to condense, launch arcs that successive movies could pick up, all of that. But they still needed to establish these characters. By cutting this scene, you lose that core nugget of Kirk’s character, and we’re left with reckless asshole Kirk, the character a lot of people thought didn’t deserve the center chair by the end of the movie because moments like this didn’t make the final cut.

Know your story, know your characters, and understand how to keep their core identities while still cutting the things you can’t keep, because of medium changes or runtime concerns.

4. What new elements are you bringing to the table?

If you’re making a new adaptation of something, WHY are you making it? What is the benefit of not just a new version of old material, but even what makes YOU the correct storyteller?

Let’s give another example here. Let’s say that I am given the green light to go for a new adaptation of... oh, let’s say Superman’s early years, we’re ten years out from the end of Smallville, surely someone’s gonna start kicking that around eventually, let’s go with it here and now. My requirements are to keep the baseline of Smallville for a new show - high school Clark Kent, no flights, no tights to start with, developing, growing powers, friendship with Lex Luthor, same core cast to start with (so Clark, Pete, Chloe, Lana, Whitney, Lex, Lionel, Martha, and Jonathan), basically start the series fresh from the point of the original series’s pilot. How I go from there is up to me, re: how much/how little to incorporate from later in the series, when powers develop and in what order, when to introduce other characters... I just basically have to start fresh with the same components of Smallville that the original had.

So when given these components, I feel it is my obligation to create a new picture with them, because to just retread the old material, updates to the time and cast notwithstanding, is saying I don’t see this as worth doing anything different. And if that’s the case, why bother? It is incumbent on me to do different things with these pieces - maybe in this version, Lana’s a lesbian and dating Chloe, which mostly puts to bed the Clark-Lana relationship (or maybe she briefly uses Clark as a beard to cover her attraction). Whitney can become a part of the core cast, instead of being like the only opening credits characters who never learns Clark’s secret. Pete’s known about Clark’s powers for years. The meteor freaks ...okay, no, I’m calling them ‘metahumans’ from the start here, are going to be a more persistent element to the central struggle - none of the convenient karmic killing, Clark has to deal with the consequences of these characters having enhanced abilities, not just have them conveniently fall down and break their neck or something. Lex ends up brought into the core group, and it becomes a central conflict of his character arc that he may actually have the potential to not be the ultimate villain - this is an adaptation, it’s entirely possible that Lex being the bad guy is NOT a foregone conclusion, especially if one wants to take the moral of “nothing is written in stone, there is no fate.”

...shit, now I actually WANT to do this version...

See, that’s taking the same pieces and making a new picture with them. Because if you’re just going to redo the original, just let the original air in place of your new thing, because you have made no effort to change anything other than the bare minimum. Hell, even Smallville brought something new to the table by creating Chloe Sullivan, who did not exist in Superman media before, but has since appeared sporadically in the comics. 

Don’t just tell the same old story to tell the same old story. Bring something new to the table. If you’re really lucky, you may just add something that becomes so definitive to the franchise, when people talk about it later, they’ll wonder why it wasn’t there to begin with - another DC hero example, look at Batman the Animated Series, without which we would not have either Harley Quinn or Victor Fries’s tragic backstory, yet now both are considered iconic and core to the franchise and the character, respectively.

[winedownwithcoffee]

DWTS Season 27 Cast Write Up and Unwanted Thoughts

Okay! So now that everyone is known, let’s do this list so people can have a basic ass write up of who they are. Also, when reading these, please keep in mind WHO the GP is. Mainly, white, middle aged, conservative women from Middle America, OKAY!

Nikki & Gleb: Nikki is a stand-up comedian. She is best known for her now cancelled sex show, stints on Inside Amy Schumer and her sex podcast. She is political and raunchy. She was on the Roast of Rob Lowe and the Roast of Bruce Willis. Otherwise? No clue about her. She is paired with Gleb. Like do we really need to say more about him.

Alexis & Alan: Alexis is a Maxim & Sports Illustrated model and a “social influencer”. She has a huge IG following, but that is what she is known for. She is an Instagram model. That’s it. However, she is paired with Alan. Alan is one of the male pros who has been killing it. On top of that, Alexis does have some redeeming background stories that can really touch people if done correctly.

Evanna & Keo: Evanna is known solely from Harry Potter. She is Looney Luna Lovegood, which I want to applaud the DWTS Social Team. While we all stared at “we’re not gonna lie” the REAL hint was “we LOVE how GOOD”. ANYWAYS. She has the HP Fandom vote, she is a little thing and she is young. That video shows she has some serious potential. IF Keo can actually choreograph the way he should, they have some potential.

Tinashe & Brandon: This is the one pairing I am confused about. I fully expected Val with her. ANYWAY. Tinashe honestly is unknown in most households. Unless you are a 16-21 year old, not many people know her. The only thing you even hear about her recently is shit about Kendall Jenner and her ex. Her most recent album was supposedly canceled by RCA Records. Yet she has some followers. And the newest pro with no real fan-base attached to him yet, which will be a hindrance. But she has some training so that will help. But always remember, being a top dancer does NOT mean you are going to win, especially if you don’t connect with the GP.

Mary Lou & Sasha: an 80’s Icon. The first american gymnast to win an all around gold medal. an 80’s Icon. While I know there are some problematic things, MOST viewers of this show do not. They have no idea she tried to block a bill. And honestly, I don’t know if they will care. She is paired with my least favorite pro, but a lot of people do like him a lot.

Nancy & Val: Another 80’s Icon. Facts of Life star.  With the Favorite Male pro. I don’t really need to say a damn thing because she will be there for a couple weeks at least.

Danelle & Artem: The inspiring BLIND Paralympian. She is BLIND. Like holy crap. Granted, she is paired with Artem and we have NO idea how he will do with her. But she could be extremely inspirational.

Milo & Witney: Milo is a Disney actor. In a movie called Zombies? Also he is Camryn Manheim’s son, who I love. But he’s a cute kid, but he is also who the hell is he without a google search? If Wit keeps her choreography he might be decent.

Demarcus & Lindsay: He is a football player, from America’s Team (gah I just gagged typing that. I hate the Cowgirls). Football players have done exceptionally well, however we have had a TON of football players and people on Facebook are still mad because “there weren’t supposed to be any athletes this season!!!” BUT he is paired with Lindsay, and she is by and far one of the best choreographer on this show anymore tbh.

John & Emma: An 80’s fan favorite. Bo Duke from Dukes of Hazard. Also Superman's dad in Smallville. Wouldn’t say he is an Icon but like, 70s & 80’s babies know him well. Had some trouble with the law lately, but the GP still knows him. He has Emma. Emma is compassionate and knows how to work with the older guys. I honestly don’t know HOW he will do.

Juan Pablo & Cheryl: Latin singer and actor on Fuller House. He’s attractive and Latin and can dance. He hasn’t been in anything else that is big but he’s been around for awhile and he is sexy. He’s danced on Fuller House and did real well. He is with the OG pro who people still love. I don’t know much else about him but I bet he has some serious staying power.

Joe & Jenna: Joe is a bachelor contestant. He doesn’t have a wiki page so like….I don’t know. He was a first night elimination on Becca’s season, but is on Bachelor in Paradise with a Kendall chick, who apparently dumped him on the season finale but also they are still together? Idk I don’t watch those shows and it confuses me. I went through 3 pages of Google search for this dude and have only learned he is hot, he is a grocer (or his parents are? Idk) and people are upset about him and Kendall. BUT he is with the reigning champion, so we shall see.

Bobby & Sharna: Bobby has a nationally syndicated radio show on iHeartRadio. He is also now the creative director of iHeartRadio. He is a best selling author, tours with his own sell out stand-up show. Has been on Idol, which is probably where he was approached to do this show tbh. I don’t know how he will dance, I haven’t seen it. But he has a really good story that can connect to people and is a funny dude. He is also paired with Shar who people desperately want to win.

At this point, it can go just about any way. I don’t want to do a prediction but I can if we think I should and then compare how well I did at the end of the season. Or bestie and I both can because let’s be honest, she is really freaking accurate.

[canaryatlaw]

Tag Meme Because Friendship

i was tagged by @bisexuallaurellance! 

Rules: tag nine people with excellent taste

Colour(s) I’m currently wearing: black (leggings or yoga pants, not sure which), pink (shirt), and white (socks)

Last band t-shirt I bought: uhh??? I haven’t bought a band t-shirt since like, high school....I had a cool We The Kings one at some point so let’s go with that

Last band I saw live: uh....it has also been a while lol I went to see a band with a guy like two years ago, and I don’t remember what their name is, so. there’s that.

Last song I listened to: “That Girl” by Lindsay Lohan because it came up on the playlist for @plinys‘s car.

Lipstick or Chapstick: I can’t really use either so lip stain?

Last movie I watched: BLACK PANTHER

Last three TV shows I watched: game of thrones, the resident, and mistresses

Last three characters I identified with: Sara Lance, Esmeralda (because I’ve been listening to the Hunchback cast recording lately), aaaaaaand Arya Stark

Relationship status: single, sadly

Favourite colour: piiiiiiink

Three favourite foods: ice cream, pizza, some sort of candy (or all types of candy)

Top 3 shows of all time: Smallville, Legends of Tomorrow, The Good Wife

Book i’m currently reading: mostly just AvaLance fanfic.

tagging: @plinys, @batmanisagatewaydrug, @marywisdom, @timekeepxr, @agentmarymargaretskitz, @artemisodinson, @kd2900, @locitarose, and @pcklesthings!

[theultimatefan]

Six Million Dollar Man, Napoleon Dynamite, Soap Stars Among New Wizard World Virtual Experiences

Wizard Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB:WIZD) brings more “Wizard World Virtual Experiences” featuring stars of iconic franchises across its digital video platforms in the coming days and weeks. On Monday, August 24 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT, favorite Soap Opera stars Winsor Harmon, Bryton James, Cady McClain, Cait Fairbanks, Chase Coleman, Melody Anderson and David Gautreaux return to daytime. On Friday, August 28, “Borderlands 3” voice actors Marissa Lenti, Jim Foronda, Martha Harms, Ciaran Strange and Marcus Mauldin begin their group Q&A at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Later that day, it’s “Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy” with Reggie Rolle, Cerina Vincent and Melody Perkins. On Saturday, August 29, screen legends “The Six Milion Dollar Man” Lee Majors and “The Bionic Woman” Lindsay Wagner reunite at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT. Rounding out the month are Napoleon Dynamite headliners Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez on Monday, August 31, at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. 

Then next month it’s the “Bones” cast, featuring Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, Eric Millegan, Carla Gallo and Ignacio Serricchio, on Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.

This is in addition to the previously announced sessions today at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT with “Tokyo Ghoul” voice actors Austin Tindle, Aaron Roberts, Lindsay Seidel, Sarah Wiedenheft and Morgan Lauré; and Saturday  featuring headliners—and Wizard World favorites—from “Smallville,” including Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Laura Vandervoort, Sam Witwer and the newly added Alan Ritchson at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.

During each celebrity session, the celebrities will participate in a FREE live moderated video Q&A, followed by one-on-one video chats, recorded videos and autographs. Sessions are accessible to virtual attendees on their computer and mobile devices via http://www.wizardworldvirtual.com.

As part of the events, fans across the globe can:

Submit questions via chat during the free 45-minute panels (open to everyone, no entry fee to watch or submit). Panels available for viewing live or on demand via Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wizardworldvirtual; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wizardworld; and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wizardworld/

Participate in a personal, exclusive two-minute live video chat with each celebrity (paid) (vary by celebrity)

Purchase a recorded video from each star specifying the message if desired

Purchase an autograph on an 8”x10” photo

Pricing varies by item for the individual chat, video and autographs, available on the Website.

Upcoming Wizard World Virtual Experiences

Friday, August 21, "Tokyo Ghoul," Austin Tindle (Ken Kaneki), Aaron Roberts (Uta), Lindsay Seidel (Eto), Sarah Wiedenheft (Saiko Yonebayashi), Morgan Lauré (Akira Mado) · 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT

Saturday, August 22, "Smallville," Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Laura Vandervoort, Alan Ritchson, Sam Witwer · 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT

Monday, August 24, Soap Stars from Daytime TV, Winsor Harmon, Bryton James, Cady McClain, Cait Fairbanks, Chase Coleman, Melody Anderson, David Gautreaux · 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT

Friday, August 28, "Borderlands 3," Marissa Lenti, Jim Foronda, Martha Harms, Ciaran Strange, Marcus Mauldin · 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT

Friday, August 28, "Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy," Reggie Rolle, Cerina Vincent, Melody Perkins · 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT

Saturday, August 29, "Six Million Dollar Man & The Bionic Woman," Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner · 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

Monday, August 31, "Napoleon Dynamite," Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez · 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT

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Having been acting since his school years, Neil Flynn pursued live theater in Chicago after graduating from college. He performed at the renowned Steppenwolf and Goodman Theaters, where he collaborated with Aidan Quinn in “Hamlet” and Brian Dennehey in “Galileo.” He later became a mainstay at Chicago’s ImprovOlympic West in Hollywood, where he has appeared for three years in the popular show Beer, Shark, Mice. He also went on to be a member of the Second City Comedy Troupe in Chicago.

Meanwhile, Flynn began appearing on screen. He played a bit part as a street preacher in John McNaughton’s biopic about serial killer, Henry Lee Lucas (played by Michael Rooker), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), but his scene was cut. Deleted scene can be seen on the 20th Anniversary DVD edition.

On television, Flynn was very first seen playing guest roles in a 1987 episode of the anthology series “CBS Summer Playhouse” and the quick-lived ABC drama “Sable,” as well as in a 1989 episode of CBS Vietnam war drama series “Tour of Duty.” He also appeared in the pilot episode and in another episode of ABC drama/sitcom “Doogie Howser, M.D.” Flynn eventually landed his first big screen role as a longshoreman in writer-director David S. Ward’s baseball comedy movie, Major League (1989), starring Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen.

In the early of 1990s, Flynn could be seen in Daniel Stern’s baseball movie Rookie of the Year (1993; with Gary Busey and Bruce Altman; Flynn played the first basemen), Andrew Davis’ Oscar-winning phase/drama thriller The Fugitive (1993; starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones; Flynn played a Chicago Transit Authority police officer), Peter Pistor’s independent film The Fence (1994; starring Freddy RodrĂ­guez) and Patrick Read Johnson’s family comedy Baby’s Day Out (1994; alongside Joe Mantegna and Lara Flynn Boyle). He also appeared in an episode of “ABC Afterschool Specials.”

From 1996 to 1997, Flynn played different roles in three episodes of CBS sci-fi drama series “Early Edition.” During that time, he played a detective in the made-for-television movie To Sir, with Love II (1996; starring Sidney Poitier) and played a state trooper in Andrew Davis’ action/drama thriller film Chain Reaction (1996, starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman and Rachel Weisz). He also appeared as a cop in an episode of NBC Emmy-winning sitcom “Seinfeld” and in Raja Gosnell’s family film Home Alone 3 (1997; starring Alex D. Linz), sequel in the Home Alone series.

Flynn spent the snooze of the 1990s guest starring in such shows as ABC hit sitcoms “Ellen” and “The Drew Carey Show” (Flynn played the fake husband/partner of “Scrubs” co-star Christa Miller), Fox sci-fi series “Sliders,” Fox sitcom “That ’70s Show” and CBS popular medical drama “Chicago Hope.” He also won National Board of Review’ Best Acting by an Ensemble for his turn in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s drama film Magnolia (1999), alongside Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Entering the refreshing millennium, Flynn provided his voice for XR, a short, somewhat neurotic robot with several pop-out gadturns into that gets blown up on nearly each and every mission he goes on although he can be rebuilt, on ABC/UPN animated TV series “Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.” During that time, he was also cast in Lyndon Chubbuck’s romantic thriller movie The Right Temptation, with Kiefer Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay, Dana Delany and Adam Baldwin, as well as appeared in an episode of ABC sitcom “Then Came You” and CBS drama series “Family Law.”

2001 saw Flynn snagged his most prominent role to date, as Sacred Heart Hospital’s menacing janitor in NBC’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American sitcom/dramedy series, “Scrubs.” Originally tried out for the role of Dr. Perry Cox, which later went to co-star John C. McGinley, Flynn has been playing the role of Janitor since the show’s premiere on October 2, 2001 until its existing seventh season (announced in May 2007).

“When we watched the pilot, we knew instantly we had to keep this guy around.” “Scrubs” executive producer Bill Lawrence on Neil Flynn.

During his hefty six-year stint in “Scrubs,” Flynn guest starred in an episode of CBS cop drama series “The District,” ABC sitcom “The Norm Show,” popular, Emmy Award-winning CBS cop drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” Fox drama series “Boston Public” and ABC Emmy-winning police drama “NYPD Blue.” He also appeared in Jon Schnepp’s 23-minute sci-fi movie The Removers (2001).

While voicing Julius Caesar on MTV/Teletoon’s animated sitcom “Clone High” (2002-2003), Flynn appeared in the made-for-television movie It truly is a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002). Afterward, he was spotted as a guest in two episodes of the WB (now The CW) sci-fi/drama series about young Clark Kent/Superman, “Smallville,” and was featured in Mark Waters’ take on Rosalind Wiseman’s book, Mean Girls (2004; as the father of Lindsay Lohan’s character). He also had a deleted scene as an anonymous police officer in Adam McKay’s comedy movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004; starring Will Ferrell), which can be viewed in the straight to DVD spin-off film Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, and in the deleted scenes of the Anchorman DVD.

Fynn provided his voice in the Disney Channel’s animated TV series “Kim Possible” twice (in 2003 and 2007). Meanwhile, he appeared in an episode of UPN sitcom “Love, Inc.” and TBS sitcom “My Boys,” as well as in two episodes of NBC sitcom starring Matt LeBlanc, “Joey” and appeared in part live-action, part animated telemovie Re-Animated (2006).

On the big screen, Flynn was recently seen in Wil Shriner’s film version of Carl Hiaasen’s novel, Hoot (2006; starring Luke Wilson and Logan Lerman), and in writer-director Patrick Read Johnson’s drama comedy 5-25-77 (2007). He also starred in Chris Peckover’s 8-minute comedy movie Alive and Well (2007). In February 2007, TV audience caught him on Comedy Central’s “The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show.”

Flynn will next be seen alongside Simon Baker, Winona Ryder and Leslie Bibb in writer-director Daniel Waters’ upcoming drama/comedy film, Sex and Death 101. And adding to his TV and movie credits, Flynn has also done voice acting for the Playstation 2 video game series The Ratchet & Clank, as the Plumber.

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[horrorpatch]

In a new distribution partnership, Hannover House has teamed up with Entertainment Factory to release the highly anticipated epic horror film, DEATH HOUSE in theaters this February. Keep reading to get all the details including the trailer, extensive still gallery, movie poster, and more.

From The Press Release

Indie distributor Hannover House, Inc., (OTC PINK: HHSE) and theatrical subsidiary Medallion Releasing, Inc. have entered into an agreement with South Florida-based Entertainment Factory for a national theatrical release of ”DEATH HOUSE” from writer-director B. Harrison Smith. The horror-thriller features an all-star cast of genre’ superstars and will open on approximately one-hundred theatres in top USA markets beginning February 23, 2018.

”DEATH HOUSE” takes place in a secret, maximum security prison populated by a horrific crew of extremely dangerous inmates. When an unexpected power outage sets the prisoners free, a group of visiting VIPs must scramble for their lives. The film was co-written by the legendary Gunnar Hansen, of ”Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fame,” and was produced by Rick Finkelstein (”Area 407”, ”Garlic and Gunpowder”) and Steven Chase (”Garlic and Gunpowder”). Principal cast members include Kane Hodder (”Monster”, ”2001 Maniacs”), Dee Wallace (”E.T.”), Adrienne Barbeau (”Swamp Thing”), Sid Haig (”Devil’s Rejects”), Michael Berryman (”The Hills Have Eyes”), Tony Todd (”Candyman”) and Lindsay Hartley (”Smallville”).

Other notable cast members include Barbara Crampton, Bill Mosley, Lloyd Kaufman, R.A. Mihailoff, Vincent Ward, Richard Speight, Jr., Beverly Randolf, Debbie Rochon and Felissa Rose.

Red-carpet theatrical events will be open to the public and will occur in both Los Angeles (Thursday, Feb. 22) and New York City (Friday, Feb. 23), with many cast members and principal production team present. Theatrical exhibitors will include Regal Entertainment Group, Cinemark / Century Group, Malco Theatres, Harkins, Marcus, B&B and Megaplex Theatres.

”We share the horror industry’s enthusiasm for the release of this film,” said Hannover House C.E.O. Eric Parkinson. ”The concept of a film featuring the all-star cast of stars from some of the biggest horror-hits in recent decades is brilliant, and Harrison, Rick, Steven and the entire production team have delivered a truly enjoyable result. We believe that audiences will love this film, as has already been indicated through word-of-mouth and pre-screenings.”

The initial theatrical release from Hannover House is expected to reach approximately one-hundred theatres in most of the top 40 largest DMA markets in the country. The home video release and video-on-demand release are planned for June through a distribution pact with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Death House Title Fact Sheet

TITLE: DEATH HOUSE

GENRE: HORROR

RUNNING TIME: 93-Minutes

MPAA RATING: Rated ”R” for strong horror violence and gore throughout, language, sexual reference and nudity.

FORMAT: DCP (JPEG-2000), 1:1.85 Aspect Ratio, Dolby Stereo;

DIRECTOR: HARRISON SMITH (”Camp Dread”, ”The Fields”);

WRITERS: GUNNAR HANSEN (”Texas Chain Saw Massacre”); HARRISON SMITH (”Garlic and Gunpowder”, ”360 Degrees of Hell”);

PRODUCERS: RICK FINKELSTEIN (”Area 407”, ”Garlic and Gunpowder”); STEVEN CHASE (”Garlic and Gunpowder”, ”Bus Driver”);

STARS: KANE HODDER (”Monster”, ”2001 Maniacs”) DEE WALLACE – ”E.T.”, ”Critters”, ”Cujo”, ”Extraordinary Measures” LINDSAY HARTLEY – ”Smallville”, ”All My Children” ADRIENNE BARBEAU – ”Escape from New York”, ”The Fog” MICHAEL BERRYMAN – ”The Hills Have Eyes”, ”Weird Science” VERNON WELLS – ”The Road Warrior”, ”Commando”, ”Inner Space” SID HAIG – ”House of 1000 Corpses”, ”The Devil’s Rejects” TONY TODD – ”Candyman”, ”The Crow”, ”The Man from Earth”

SYNOPSIS: During an exclusive tour, a power breakdown inside a secret, maximum security prison known as the Death House sends two agents fighting through a labyrinth of horrors while being pursued by a ruthless army of roaming inmates. As they fight to escape, the agents push toward the lowest depths of the facility where they learn a supernatural group of evil beings are their only chance for survival.

DISTRIBUTOR: Hannover House, Inc.

THEATRICAL RELEASE: Friday, February 23, 2018

LOCATION COUNT: Approximately One-Hundred (100) screens in top markets.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.DeathHouse.us

LINK TO UNRATED TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ZMB4CsABk

SOURCE: Hannover House, Inc.

Watch the trailer here:

Distributor Hannover House Teams With Entertainment Factory To Release Epic Horror Film DEATH HOUSE! In a new distribution partnership, Hannover House has teamed up with Entertainment Factory to release the highly anticipated epic horror film, …

[charactersadvocatechimata]

Just A Thought (A Rant About CA:WS)

So I was rewatching Chez Lindsay-Nostalgic Chick: Loose Canon- Captain America and had a sudden realization when the video got to the modern rendition of Cap in WS. That realization being the Winter Soldier would have been a better-written movie if it had a different protagonist, i.e., the Winter Soldier.

Now I don’t know if this has been said before or if I’m the first (HAHAHAHA probably not) but the idea does have weight. Cap as the protagonist makes the whole story weaker because Steve has no strong relationship with anything or at least not compared to the other characters.

Now, I’m not dissing the movie (It’s my favorite from the Capsicle Trilogy), and the idea might seem objectable to some because it’s a Captain America movie or something. (I don’t know) But let the idea settle, and it’s just so obvious that right move.

Okay, first, let’s take the two strongest elements of the movie: the Winter Soldier character and the Hydra is SHIELD reveal.

From Steve’s perspective, these two elements are weak. Yeah, it’s revealed that Bucky is the WS but relatively late in the movie. And only after the Hydra is revealed and Nick’s “death.” And a lot of the emotional impact is lost because the audience already knew who Bucky is from the weird milk scene. (At least for me.)

And the second element made an impact, just not from Steve’s perspective. I mean yeah, Cap gave his life to destroy Hydra (*cough* Red Skull *cough*) but the writers already tread this ground with the comic cube in Avengers. The emotion came from the betrayal just not Steve’s. Steve wasn’t personally betrayed by anyone, all his personal connection stayed true to the Justice Way (Nick Fury, Natasha, and Wilson) and he didn’t trust SHIELD the institution anyway. (Obvious from the Avengers and the beginning of this movie where he confronts Nick about it.) The whole SHIELD is Hydra thing, for Steve is like you’re a temp that discovered the company you don’t enjoy working for is evil. Yeah, it sucks but not reality shattering. As opposed to Nick, Natasha, and Coulson who dedicated their lives to this organization. (Especially Nat with the whole blood ledger thing.) Steve as the protagonist makes the story kinda of meh. (Again a reminder I like this movie.)

Another thing that’s weak with Steve being the Protagonist are the villains. Antagonist usually needs to have some connection with the protagonist based on character development (conflicting motivations) or plot (conflicting goals) which you don’t have with Steve. There are arguably two villains in WS: Pierce and Zola (Cause he made WS). Pierce works as a “twist” villain but only from Nick’s perspective. Pierce is his friend, they work together and have history, making Hydra’s reveal personal, (and reminds me of the relationship between Lex Luthor and Super Boy in Smallville.) Zola obviously only works as Bucky’s villain, a setup we see in the first CA, and the movie treats him as such with his limited screen time.

Now onto my favorite part of the film and the core of my argument: the Winter Soldier. Technically, WS is the subject of the movie from the start, but kind of limited with how Bucky being the WS relates to Steve. Which is kind of meh.

For example, one of the most horrible and emotional scenes of the movie is watching WS being brain zapped and the status quo that he is a weapon to be used by Hydra. But the scene only lasts a moment, and we feel no deep fear because Steve Rogers is just going to come in and save the day. (Not exactly what happens but close enough.) And again we only know this after Rogers finds out,  like "Oh, no?! Is Bucky really turn to the side of evil? No, he's just been brainwashed and is still true to the American way." To me, it creates an emotional distance between the audience and the character.

However, if the movie were from WS's view, the story would begin with a brainwashing scene. Perhaps, show the struggle and transformation of Bucky. Similar scenes of torture would happen until they became routine for both Bucky and the audience. This way, when Rogers enters the story, shocked by what has happened to Barnes, the audience would have a startling realization what we've accepted as the norm. Human adaptable is one of the humanity's scariest traits that I feel like could have been exploited in this movie. After all, the cream of the crap that Bucky has survived with Hydra is that he adapted and accepted that he was a weapon. We'd be shown that loss of humanity and feel that loss when Bucky utters those words "I knew him." It would make that line less about Steve failing to gain his BFF back and more a realization for Barnes that maybe he is human before that spark is once more taken from him. (This would be even better with previous scenes that showcased WS almost remembering Steve.)

Another scene that would have benefited from WS's perspective is that Red Room nod that writers put in. You know, the scene where WS tries to take down Natasha but gets the run around then Nat gives a little grin. A grin that some (in the comic know) theorize is implying that WS trained Nat in the Red Room. A grin that is Nat's way of saying I remember this from training, but you don't so I when. Something that most of the audience is obvious about and is kinda forced backstory. (Like that one line in CW.) But if we had a Bucky losing his humanity montage (I don't know, I'm not a film person) with a red head child making a strong appearance it makes the grin less force and adds another layer of loss for Barnes. (Cause he doesn't remember.)

Now the only solid counter argument I can think would be the Hydra is SHIELD reveal. Cause Bucky was taken by Hydra. But I think the twist could still work even from WS's point of view. I mean there could be other evil organizations, right? The movie could have WS helping evil but never say the group's actual name until the big reveal. Hell, they could even give hints like having a SHIELD goon background character showing up in the background around WS. That way we could watch SHIELD/Hydra doing the evil manipulating the world thing instead of having Doctor Exposition Computer Head tell us.

I don't know. Maybe I just don't like that the MCU sort of treats WS as most a moving angst device for Cap.

[carthonasi]

i can't believe smallville lois and clark invented the slowburn relationship

[carthonasi]

smallville clark kent’s smile could cure cancer it’s so wonderful

[carthonasi]

i would die for lois lane, know this

[carthonasi]

i can't believe smallville clark and lois invented having chemistry

[carthonasi]

THEY KISSED

[carthonasi]

ok, since i’ve officially seen smallville, i can now fully say that it blows away every arrowverse show away in terms of being a good adaption of the comic source material